[grndmstr_c]

No doubt, Rod. We needed more from somebody last night, and since Dirk played as poorly as anyone, he's as culpable as anyone for last night's loss. Here's a couple more morsels to chew on, though.

-As bad as Dirk shot the ball last night, and as heroic as Peja supposedly was, their true shooting percentages last night were virtually identically bad (37.3% and 38%, respectively); I'm all for bringing it late in the game, but lets not lose sight of the fact that baskets are worth just as much in the first half as they are in the second half.

-Dirk shot horribly in the second half last night, making only 1 of 10. But that means that for the preceeding two losses he had made 11 of 21 field goal attempts in the second half. Again, not excusing his poor play last night, but 11-21 is very solid efficiency, especially in a series that's been as (surprisingly) offensively inept as this one.